Chapter 1018: Leaving
Qin Ya did arrive at Jiayuan Community one step ahead of Meng Huo, but rather than saying that she was walking fast, it was Meng Huo who deliberately used the bus to delay her time home.
When he arrived at home, Qin Ya was talking about comics with his assistants as if nothing had happened, and Li Qin quietly made a gesture to Meng Huo, indicating that she had concealed the phone call as he said.
"What's going on today? Why did you say you'll leave tomorrow? Then you'll leave today?" Before dinner, Li Qin blocked Meng Huo in the bathroom and asked with a stinky face: "Where is Alice? Isn't she going to be with you tonight?"
When Li Qin received the first call in the afternoon, she didn't know how happy she was. She was preparing some nourishing soup for Meng Huo tomorrow morning. Unexpectedly, a few hours later, Meng Huo called her to tell her that she had a silence. She was so happy.
Meng Huo told Li Qin about what happened today.
"So that's how it is..." Li Qin's face looked a little better. Meng Huo was not the fault. His and Alice's progress was also smooth. She had no reason to blame him.
"This Qin Ya is really. If I had known that she would follow you, I should have stopped her." Li Qin had a little objection to Qin Ya, but she was more worried about Meng Huo and the others: "Then you have to be careful in the future. Don't show it too obvious. You can not be exposed if you don't expose it."
His son has two daughters-in-law, and Li Qin also knows that this is not a thing suitable for people to know, especially since their identities are not simple, they will definitely cause a lot of people to be scolded after being discovered.
Meng Huo also knew this. He had long been mentally prepared to deal with the worst scenes. Even if it was exposed, he would do his best to protect Alice and Shen Jie - but if he was mentally prepared, if he could not be exposed, it would naturally be better if he would never be exposed in his life.
"Maybe I should ask the old lady about experience..."
Such thoughts flashed through Meng Huo's mind. He remembered that the old lady said that Jiang Tianshi's father had several wives, but he had never been exposed. How to conceal such a thing may be a special way in those families.
After dinner, Meng Huo took Qin Ya to the high-speed train back to Manhua Island.
"Qin Ya, what did you get when you go home today?" On the high-speed rail, Meng Huo found that Qin Ya had been observing him, so he decided to take the initiative.
Qin Ya was startled by his question, wiped her sweat, and said, "It's nothing, I remembered it wrong... I only realized after I went back that I had taken Su Hua to the last time."
After being beaten by Meng Huo like this, she was worried that her lies would be discovered, and her heart disappeared when she tested Meng Huo.
The two returned to Manga Island safely and started working normally - this time Meng Huo learned to be smart, he paid more attention to Qin Ya's small actions than usual and did not give her any chance to doubt herself.
After a few days, Qin Ya's gossip finally declined and her condition returned to her usual appearance. However, a few days later, something that shocked the entire Phoenix Company and even the entire industry happened - Alice announced that she had resigned temporarily due to personal reasons.
As soon as the news came out, countless media newspapers were shocked, and the Phoenix Building in Ninghai was surrounded by reporters for several consecutive days.
"The vice president of Phoenix Company announced his resignation!", "Phoenix Company lost a pillar!" - Many media put this matter on the front page, and the victory of the news far exceeded the concerts in which Shen Jie and Xia Chuan Shi, as well as Kako Takashima, Long Xue and others appeared together.
"I didn't expect that I would enjoy this kind of treatment one day." Alice joked with Meng Huo on the phone. She has always been very low-key. Alice, who likes to be behind the scenes, has received unprecedented attention this time. Many readers who have never noticed her have now suddenly discovered that Phoenix Company actually has such an important and beautiful vice president.
However, this phenomenon is not a good thing. Alice has too many topics. As long as she digs a little, she used to be an agent, Meng Huo's editor-in-chief, the director of the firm, and even the entire experience of the vice president of Phoenix Company will be exposed, and any experience can be written in a big way and caused a great response.
If this flame is not extinguished quickly, Alice will soon become a celebrity and have a large number of fans. Maybe someone will write a biography for her - and this is not a good thing for Meng Huo and Alice. It would be fine if a popular Chen Jie is not there, Alice can't become another Chen Jie.
The high attention of the incident also involved Meng Huo. Someone was waiting on Manga Island for several consecutive days, so Alice had to postpone her plan to come to Meng Huo. She went to the Meng family and lived there temporarily.
However, just when Meng Huo felt that the situation was difficult, the old lady took action.
As soon as she made a move, Alice's popularity came to an abrupt end. In just two days, the newspaper reports basically disappeared. The only report that could be seen was a photo of Alice flying abroad. Of course, this was fake news, and she was not really going abroad.
The photo was taken by a very professional reporter. You can see Alice walking onto the plane alone with her suitcase. Her side face and body were taken in, and she could not make fake ones. In fact, from the photo itself, this is not a fake photo.
Alice did board the plane abroad, but she would be arranged by the Meng family to return home immediately after she arrived and would not be discovered by anyone.
“It’s perfect…”
After seeing the report, Meng Huo sighed at the terrible power of the Meng family. Their influence on the media exceeded his imagination. If he wanted to gain this influence on himself, it might only take decades to do it.
The news about Alice has calmed down, but the impact of this shock on the comics industry has not disappeared - except for Phoenix, the stock prices of almost all listed animation companies have increased, which shows the importance investors attach to Alice.
With her departure alone, all investors judged that there would be risks in the operation of Phoenix Company. Even if it was not a risk, at least the efficiency was definitely not as good as before. This was a great opportunity for other companies to make great strides.
Considering that He Xi will also go out for a trip soon, small businesses and large companies in the animation industry may get a rare golden opportunity.
Phoenix Company was also shocked by Alice's resignation, and worries spread to almost everyone. Fortunately, Alice's resignation this time was only temporary, because of her search for relatives abroad - so worries did not turn into panic.
However, Qin Ya's questions that had just fallen arise again, and her suspicion returned to the initial speculation - Alice and Meng Huo were having a quarrel.
"Is it really just a search for relatives? Or will Miss Alice not come back in the future?" She thought so, suspecting that the last time she saw Meng Huo and Alice intimate together was actually the last gift Meng Huo gave Alice.
Two people who have been entangled with emotions for several years, and when they finally parted, the guilty man gave the woman a chance to have a sweet date. This kind of sad plot is common in romance TV series and novels - even Qin Ya has written similar love stories.
She felt that the scene she saw last time must be Meng Huo's last gift to Alice.
"The teacher really chose Chen Jie." Qin Ya felt sad for Alice, especially when she saw the photo of her carrying a suitcase alone, the more she looked, the more she felt that it was similar to the supporting actress who broke up in the TV series. Alice would not be able to come back in the future.
But Meng Huo still looked calm and at work, Qin Ya was so angry that she saw it.
Finally one day, Qin Ya couldn't help it. She took out the newspaper from her bag and threw it on the painting table, saying, "Teacher, don't you feel anything when you look at this report?"
"No, how do I feel?" Meng Huo asked calmly.
"You... teacher, I really didn't expect you to be such a cold person!" Qin Ya looked at Meng Huo with disappointment. She had never been so disappointed today. Teacher He Xi, who has always respected her, was indifferent to Alice's departure?
He didn't even show his sadness - Qin Ya felt unfamiliar with Meng Huo. Is he really the teacher He Xi she is familiar with? Did he abandon Alice's friendship with him for many years just because he chose Chen Jie?
In anger, Qin Ya's attitude towards Meng Huo became cold. She was no longer so close to him at work, and there was basically no dialogue at other times.
Their clear relationship changes made Island Studio, comic assistants, and even many other employees noticed it - but even if they are as close as Bai Han, she couldn't get the reason from Qin Ya's mouth. Although Qin Ya was curious, she was not the one who would say what she shouldn't have said.
Meng Huo was even more unlikely to tell the truth. He knew why Qin Ya's attitude changed, but he couldn't explain it to her. The more he described this kind of thing, the darker it became. Even if Qin Ya returned to her usual appearance, on the other hand, she would be more confused about Meng Huo's affairs and more troublesome in the future.
So he had no idea of explanation at all, thinking that time could smooth everything, and Qin Ya's anger for a while would sooner or later return to normal.
Moreover, Meng Huo liked such changes in his heart. Qin Ya began to stay away from him. Sometimes she took her assistants away when painting, but she did not neglect at work. In Meng Huo's opinion, this not only prevented her from being suspicious by Qin Ya, but also did not affect her work. Isn't it good to ting?
Apart from Qin Ya, He Qian, Zhou Qian and others were not affected. Chen Jie just called to ask about the situation and felt relieved after knowing that she was fine. The only thing she was sad was Xu Jing. He took the work he had finally given up and took it back, which made him uncomfortable for a while.
Fortunately, Meng Huo had already arranged his job after the trip, so he took time to help Xu Jing through this transition period before leaving. Two weeks later, Meng Huo was ready to go, and many people from Phoenix Company came to see him off, but Qin Ya was not there - Meng Huo didn't expect that she would be angry for two weeks, but he didn't have time to comfort her.
"Teacher He Xi, the journey is smooth!"
Amid the farewells of everyone, Meng Huo left Manga Island by car. He first had to go to the Meng family, and then went directly to find Alice. Chen Jie would take two weeks to set off. She avoided the time. The Meng family helped her find a substitute. Even if she left, Chen Jie would be found from time to time in the future, and the problem should not be big.
On the way, Meng Huo received a call from Dong Ding. He had already learned the news of his departure and asked when he would come back.
"I have no plans yet. I will come back naturally when I want to come back..." Meng Huo said.
"What should I do with Phoenix Company?" Dong Ding asked solemnly: "Alice left before, right? When will she go back? If you two are not here for a long time, Phoenix will become a fat chicken to be slaughtered."
Compared to Meng Huo, Dong Ding seems to be more worried about the situation of Phoenix Company—
"Don't worry, I will keep the information open outside. If something really happens, I will come back as soon as possible." Meng Huo explained, but with the old lady protecting him, he felt that there would be no accidents in Phoenix Company.
Dong Ding received his answer much more at ease: "That's it, you still have this mobile phone number when you were traveling, right?"
"Of course, I will keep in touch."
"That's great. I can notify you as soon as possible if I have any situation here." Dong Ding was most afraid of not being able to contact Meng Huo. After hearing his promise, he let go of his last heart and wished Meng Huo a happy trip and ended the call.
Meng Huo came to Meng's house to visit the old lady, and Li Qin also came to see him off.
"You must take good care of yourself outside, don't go to any remote places, and call me every few days..." Li Qin had many advices, and in comparison, the old lady's words were much simpler and clearer.
"You are a man, you must protect them and not go to any dangerous countries and regions."
Meng Huo chose to travel outside China this time. He wanted to go west along Siberia to Europe and then return. However, because of Alice and Shen Jie, he did not plan to go to any remote places, mainly staying in safe cities and scenic spots.
After accompanying the two elders to have dinner, Meng Huo said goodbye in the evening.
The Meng family arranged for him to go to Alice. Alice is now in Beihai, and Meng Huo goes there to meet her and stay for two weeks. After two weeks, Shen Jie will be arranged to go there, and the three of them will leave together.
"There is a Meng family's property in Beihai. If you go there, tell them directly if you have any needs. They will meet all your requirements." The old lady reminded: "But you and Alice should not go to crowded places casually. After all, it is still a territory of China. If the reporter finds out, it will be difficult to deal with."
Meng Huo nodded: "I know, then Shen Jie will ask you."
"Don't worry." The old lady smiled and said, "In two weeks, I will give you a fat and fat Shen Jie."
Chapter completed!